Category: Sports

-Atwell squares off against Lake in main bout By Avenash Ramzan Three former amateur boxers will make their move up the professional ranks on July 27 when the 25th edition of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) Friday Night Fights ProAm boxing card is staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Berbician Richard Williamson and the Georgetown-based Dilan Allicock will make their first appearance as professionals against each other in a four-round bantamweight contest. The duo, Williamson in particular, enjoyed an impressive career in the amateur ranks, and…

By Venessa Deosaran Simeon Hardy With humble beginnings Simeon Hardy, better known by his ring name ‘Candy Man’, went from being a simple office assistant to legal clerk and eventually to being an undefeated professional boxer. He is a sterling example for youths who are dreaming big. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Simeon said he was born and raised in Plaisance but later moved to Sophia. At the tender age of 11, Simeon experienced a great loss: his mother died, leaving him and his six siblings. “It…

-Left-hander sends strong signal to tourists with back-to-back hundreds in Florida By Avenash Ramzan Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the number two ranked Test batsman and this spurs the veteran left-hander to vigorously prepare for the next task at hand – facing the touring New Zealand team. With the West Indies two-Test series against the visiting New Zealanders just about two weeks away, the former West Indies captain is leaving no stone unturned in his effort to be in top condition for the longest form of the game. While in Florida, the…

Twenty karatekas departed the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Monday night en route to Canada where they will represent Guyana at the first International Karate Daigaku World Cup tournament until July 9. Guyana will be represented by 18 junior and seven senior karatekas during the seven day contest. Also, Guyana Times International Sport learnt that three of the 25 members left for Canada last Thursday. Meanwhile, Senior Instructor of the Guyana Karate College (GKC), Sensei Jeffrey Wong, told this publication recently that Guyana’s hopes lie tremendously on the junior karatekas,…

New York, USA (SMS) – If Kadecia Baird and Sheniece Daphness had been running for elected office, they surely would’ve been buoyed by the lobbying of a diplomat who knows a bit about running a government office. During a courtesy call last Thursday, the young Guyanese athletes were spongy on gleaming commendations from their country’s chief officer of consular services in New York, Brentnol Evans. And, the track stars from Medgar Evers Prep High School and Middle Tennessee State University were not short on being absorbent. “It’s a nice experience.…

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara made a return to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test batting rankings after scoring a big century against Pakistan in the drawn Test at the SSC. He had lost the top spot to West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul in March 2012, after failures in the Galle Test against England. At the start of the SSC Test, Sangakkara trailed Chanderpaul by six rating points, but earned 42 points for his first innings effort of 192. In the previous Test in Galle, Sangakkara had scored 199…

Fort Lauderdale, Florida –Richie Richardson believes cricket in the United States could be in for “something special” this weekend when his West Indies face New Zealand to bowl off the Digicel Series. The former West Indies captain, now Team Manager, is expecting to see a lot of “familiar faces” in the crowd when the West Indies embark on their American journey. The home side is feeling “quite at home” among West Indian fans in Florida as they prepare to face the Black Caps in back-to-back Twenty20 matches on Saturday and…

Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani dominated the 2012 Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Under-15 Junior Badminton tournament and were crowned the competition’s male and female Triple Crown winners. The tournament concluded on Monday at the Queen’s College auditorium. In the female singles, Priyanna Ramdhani outclassed Ambika Ramraj in straight sets 21-7, 21-10. Ramdhani was by far the star of the evening. She covered the court, and timed and placed her shots almost to perfection. It was evident that Ramraj was frustrated with the skills on the other side of the net. Ramraj’s…

By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto Thirty-year-old former Guyana skipper Damodar Daesrath is set to make his international debut for Canada in the forthcoming ICC Intercontinental limited-overs tournament in Scotland. The Berbician expressed great pleasure to be a part of the combination in the North America lineup after he became a citizen recently. Daesrath, who captained Guyana in seven First Class games, told this publication yesterday that he has been waiting on this opportunity since he has taken up residence in Canada five years ago. He said he is anxiously looking…